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Ettore Sottsass was from Innsbruck, Austria. He was born there on September 14, 1917, but he moved to Turin, Italy, as a child. The Italian architect and designer died in Milan, Italy, on December 31, 2007. You'll find a variety of Ettore Sottsass furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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20th Century, Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova Daybed mod. Califfo
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York w...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
VENINI vase Oman Murano Glass Numbered edition 10, Signed 2015 Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
VENINI vase Oman Murano Glass Numbered edition 10, Signed 2014 and designed by Ettore Sottsass with original box and paperwork.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1994, the Oman vase...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ettore Sottsass Ceramic Vase for Bitossi, Triennale Motif, 1955
By Bitossi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An uncommon and early ceramic vase by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, comprising a red-clay vessel in a white glaze with brush-applied, polychrome geometric decoration. This particular ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass: Tutta La Ceramica
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Catalogue raisonne of Ettore Sottsass ceramics organized chronologically from 1955 to 1994—from postwar to Post-Modern. Published in 1996 by Umberto Allemandi & C. Text in Italian by...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Ettore Sottsass Tartar console table for Memphis Milano Collection
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Tartar table designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1985.
Memphis Milano label.
The Tartar table encapsulates Ettore Sottsass’s distinctive style, his focus on geometric forms, and the patter...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Laminate
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
A post-modern wall-mounted mirror, Model „Diva" designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy. This mirror is a vintage original from the 1980s, made from wood and mi...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Laminate, Wood


